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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
cLUVERIUS NOT DEAD
The Gallows Cheated.

A great many people in Henderson will
be gratifiei to learn that L. J. CluVerlus,
who was hung in the city of Richmond on
the 14th of January, in obedience 20 the OF
ders of the court, still lives. After his
his sentence committed, and there was no
hone held out by the Governor or the
courts, determined to save their clients
life at any COST they combined science ana
cbicanery that he might be hung and yet
liye-that the law should be so satisfied It
would have no claims upOn>hiS resuscitated
hodv. 1t was for this the silk rope was
manufa cturpd-that its we'll known elias
ticity would so give way at the drop as
not to break the neck; that there would
be a slow and tOrturOus stiangulati0n,
stopping the pulse and obtaining from the
physicians the verdict Of dead" His as
fute counsel and their medical friends knew
that parties who were apparently dead
from drowning were in similar condition
to the seemingly dead Cluverius, ana that
it would be no difficult matter, II tney
could get possession of the body in thirty
minutes after the cessation OF the pull 70
apply a galvanic battery to the limp body,
and with the assistance of hand bellows
| to make him once more a living form.
| This theory was put in practice, was car
| ried out to the letter, and not even the po-
| lice of Richmond ever suspected the gal
! lows was being cheated, and Cluverlus Is
| now shooting birds on his auntS farm:
| These are the facts in the case as reported
| to us by an eve witness, who wound up ny
| telling us, as we must of necessity say &c
Won, gentle reader, that we were sold,
as he dreamed this between Weldon and
Macon on the freight cars.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
Announcement.

This week Mr.. A. Hatchett becomes
connected with the GOLD LEAF as can
wasting agent and special correspond
ent. In securing his services we feel that
we have man i'm whose ability and fitness
for the position we may congratulate our
self. Mr.. Hatchett possesses the necessary
qualifications for accurately and forcibly
presenting the claims OF the GOLD LEAF,
while at the same time he has the clever
ness to write of what he sees and hears i'm
a manner that makes whatever comes from
his pen peculiarly interesting. Besides a
vigorous and ready pen, he brings to his
assistance a valuable experience in the
newspaper business, and we feel sure that
in his services both the GOLD LEAF and its
readers will find valuable aid and cham
pion. As "Our Man on the Outside, Mr..
Hatchett will give our readers each week
column Or two of interesting reading
served in his usual bold and spicy style.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
Bear Pond Items.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF-In response to the
request in your columns for your readers to
furnish you items of news, | send herewith
few gleanings from the Bear Pond sec
ton. Farmers are busy stripping tobacco
and burning plant land. We have had
some marriages in the neighborhOOd lately:
In January Miss Ada Pardue, daughter OF
Mr.. S. O. Pardue, was married to Mr.. Will
liam A. Kittrell, at the home Of the bride.
Rev. J. j. REM officiated. The attend
ants were Mr.. Ernest Edwards and Miss
Etura Coghill Mr.. Walter Parham and
| Mis- Genia Fuller Mr.. Stephen Floyd and
Miss Maggie Reid Mr.. Robert Kittrell
| and Miss Overtie Pardue Mr.. Cecil Rogers
and Miss Leake Pardue : Mr.. Walter Kit
| trell and Miss Kate Hight; Mr.. .. y.
Young and Miss Ida Edwards Mr.. r. I.
Stone and Miss Olivia Young Mr.: E. y.
Pardue and Miss Annie kittrell Mr..
David S. Rowland and Miss Fannie Fuller:
Again, Miss Jennie Clayton daughter OF
Mr. Dave Clayton, and Mr.. Clinton Ed
wards, by Rev. VIM. Hester, on January
goth.
Mr.. James Stainback, a respected citizen
of the community, died near Plank Chapel
on the 3Oth ult.
Nothing of interest of recent occurrence
to note. &. B. B.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
A Delightful Paper.

We think the New York Star is de-
Iightful paper to read That publication
never harrows up the feeling of its readers
by gloom, malignity or bitterness of any
kind. For this reason it is always pleasant
to take up that paper, and it never leaves
the reader with uncomfortable feelings.
The Star is a most acceptable paper, both
for the purity of its style and excellence of
its matter. which Is always void of offence
the only daily paper in the great metropolis
that consistently maintains to uphold the
cause of true democracy, it is then espe-
cially entitled to the confidence of demo
cratic readers The Hon. William Dors
heimer has made a capital paper ont OF
the Star. We are always glad to note it:
success, -S0WtkerR CrRic.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
Somewhat Personal.

hope my friends and the friends, OF the
GOLD LEAF will remember that shall be
most happy to give them a receipt for all
the cash they may want to pay for sub:
scriptions or advertisements. Just now ),
am in especial need of some filthy lucre, ;,
and but for my extreme modesty would
ask SOMEBODY please to vive me a cash sub
script on. am terribly aftiicted-atfii Ct
viii. NV case, though peculiarly Annoy
ing, is not exactly new. am confident
have the worst case of "glimpses.. s eye7
see things l need, but can't get. Come t.
my relief friends, if you please want t:
buy pair of twenty five cent "galluses.
to wear with that fine hat Squire George l.
going to give me when | start on m!
1ToWer" in the interest Of the COLD LEAF E. j..
and when do start out, if people VIII CIV
me the GOLD, and they had as LEAF hav'
the balance, have no doubt it will be t
our mutual advantage to divide the thin al
when I was boy, and I am opposed to an.
innovation upon so time-honored rule.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

TPSoME EASTERN TOBACCO.-A few years
ago an experienced tobacco grower even
would hardly have accredited the belief
that fine, bright tobacco could be raised in
Pitt county. But such is fact, and last
year upwards of fifty acres were cultivated
around Greenville. This week Mr.. u. r.
Evans, successful and enterprising
farmer, was here with two barns, G8
pounds, which he sold Tuesday at the fol-
lowing prices per hundred SIS, $50, S29.
$50, So, $50, ss4, $1,000. N
| Mr.. Jacob Joyner had $50 pounds which
sold for Sl7, SIS, SIS, $50, $50, $50, $40 per
pundred.
Mr.. Evans informed us that his success
had been very satisfactory, and he would
again cultivate tobacco. He was highly
! pleased with the result of his sales, and
expressed himself as favorably impressed
with our place and people. Last year was
the first attempt ever made at cultivatine
tobacco for market in Pitt county, and the
GOLD LEAF is pleased to know that in mos
cases the success of those who tried it wa:
such that they will plant again, since i
claims to have had much to do with Undue
ing the dozen or two farmers who under
took it to try the experiment of cultiyatin:
the weed.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
4 Critics Opinion.

One of the most valuable exchanges
which reaches our sanctum. travling all
the way from Little Rock, Ark, is un-
doubtedly the ArkansaU Irareter. 1t
is a magnificent paper. Eight large
pages, filled with original stories, poems,
and "bright smiles" Not only is it rich
and racy in original humor but Its sn Literary "a
high order. Its short stories and miscel-
ianeous sketches, are credit to American
literature. geographically speaking, it
is a marvel of beauty. May its weekly
visits continue to brighten our Literary
MILL forever and .-S0uthern Critic.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
Personal Mention.

A.G. Daniel left here on the night train
Monday to attend tobacco sales at Rocky
Mount.
Ira Hart, one of Vance's excellent farm.
ers, sold load of tobacco here on Monday,
about five hundred pounds, Of all grades,
for an average of S44.72. Pretty fair price.
Mr.. r. L. SydnOr, the travelling agent for
Messrs. Davie & Whittle, fertilizer man.
ufacturers, Petersburg, Va, was in town
on Tuesday.
Mr.. John B. Boyd, late of Boydton, Va,
now with the popular wholesale shoe house
of August Wright, Petersburg. Va was
here this week with full line of samples.
Messrs. r. H. Kicks, Of Nash, and E. L..
Peoples and Prank Harris, of Mecklen-
burg, Va, had fine tobacco on the ware
house floors Tuesday and sold for good
prices.
Miss Liv Hargroye. the accomplished
daughter of Col. John Hargrove of TONNES
Vile, and one of the most splendid women
of our acquaintance, is visiting in Will
mington at present.
Rev. T. J. Ogburn, president Of the
| North Carolina conference, stopped day
or two in town this week, the guest of DR..
F. R. Harris, as he was passing through on
his visitation to the eastern part of his
work
w. L. Thorpe, Esq. of lIilliardston,
Nash county, came up on Tuesday even
ing's train to spend several days in town.
He has many friends in Henderson who
are always glad to see and shake him by
the hand.
We were pleased to see Mr.. VIM. NJ
| Utley, editor of the Raleigh Eoensng pss,
stor, in town last Friday. BILL" Utley
and the Visitor have no better friend and
well-wisher than the GOLD LEAF scribe
and we always feel better after having
been with him.
Pleased to have a call from our genial
and good looking friend Richard Bat
tie, Esq, the very popular and successful
representative of the News- Observer, yester
day. "R. B." is always accorded heart!
welcome when he comes to Henderson. HI
was impressed by the air of business &C
tivity seen on our streets and about thu
warehouses.
We hear from passengers on the r. &. e
R. R. that on Tuesday W. g. Woodward
one of Rocky Mounts most popular ant
wealthy young men, was married to TIL
pretty Jewess, Miss i-ottie Cohen. Thoug
marriages between Jews and Gentiles ar
rather unusual, we can see no reason VIII
they should be, and in this case having
known each other SO long and we'll, ther
were stronger ties than the prejudices
creed. Long may they live in the enjoy
ment of that happiness their friends dc
; yOutly wish for them.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

For all bilious disorders use DR.. Bulls
Baltimore Pills, they are the best. Sold
by all druggists.
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup contains nothing
injurious and may be given to the mosi
delicate baby.
If your horse has jaundice or yellow
water give him Days Horse Powder. II
will cure him.
Buy your love Drexel's Bell Cologne.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
County Commissioners in Session.

The Board of County Commissioners met
in regular monthly session last Monday;
present Messrs. j. ii. Dunn, chairman, q.
IL. Yancey, r. w. kearney, E. q. Brodie.
We give below the most important items of
business transacted.
1t was ordered that all delinquent tax
PAYERS or listers be allowed to list at sim
gle rate upon payment of tax and cost,
until first Monday in March.
The following names were added to the
pauper list, with the usual monthly allow
ance Lucy Biggs, Sallie Griffin and Texas
Williams.
With view to ascertaining the indebt-
edness of the county, and to enable the
commissioners to provide for the payment
of the same, it was ordered that notice be
given to all persons holding claims against
the county to present the same to the Reg
lister of Deeds for audit on or before the
first Monday in May next.
Ordered that on and after this date jurors
of Vance county be allowed 81 90 per diem.
(Heretofore S1.5O.)
oh. Gill was elected member of the
Board of Education to fill vacancy caused
nv resignation of Commissioner W. II.
Burwell.
The chairman of the Board (Mr. DUNN
. and E. e. Hines were appointed commit
, tee to audit Treasurer's account.
1t was ordered that the Board present q
bill to the General Assembly OF Nortf
Carolina to be allowed to levy specia
, tax to pay present Indebtedness OF thu
|, county, and to establish a county poo
: house. Commissioners Dunn, Kearney and
D Yancey voted for and Commissioner BrOdi
: against this motion.
This action was in accordance with
= previous order made by the Board
J.. Magistrates. Commissioner Dunn goe
to Raleigh to-day in the interest of the mat
5 ter.
The payment of sl52. so to the State peni
teniary on account of s iron CRATES fO
county Jail by Commissioner Dunn out O
s money from sale of Moss lot, was approve
n by the Board.
# Ordered that balance in hands of Con
n missioner Dunn from sale of Moss 10
st $50. so, be turned over to the County Trea
d urer.
;. G. j. Burton was appointed standar
x keeper of Vance county.
% The sheriff was ordered not to take U
l. any more witness or jury tickets.
3. A number of accounts were allowed an
the usual amount of pauper and other bus
n ness disposed of.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
The Public Roads.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF:-It would be we'll
for the overseers of the public roads to
read the law and see Gf they do not
already know, that they are required by
law, to report to the Township supervisors
at their regular meetings Oh first Saturday
in February and August, the condition of
their respective sections, the number of
DAYS worked on said section since last
meeting, the number and names of hands
who failed to attend, etc. And further,
that if any overseer fails to comply with
the law made and provided for working
the roads, he will be guilty of INSIDE
meanor, and subject to fine, etc. Now
YOUR readers all know, if any of them have
been anywhere outside of Henderson, that
| there are many places, in almost all
sectins of our roads that teams cannot
draw half load over, and that four fifths OF
the roads are not half worked, if worked
! at all. The travelling public must suffer
great inconvenience if road working is not
Changed. and roads made higher i'm the
middle with water drains on the sides.
am opposed to working the roads as some
! saw. by taxation; put am in favor of con
Wet labor exclusively. The roads should
all be carried up to certain standard. ane
then the work once well done, will be yer,
easy to keep right. MUDDY TRAVELLER.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

MUsICAL.-The concert given by the
Henderson Musical Association, at Bur
we'll Hall, Friday evening must have been
highly enjoyable to the large number OF
lovers of good music who were present.
The program, which was composed en-
tirely of selections of a sacred nature, was
admirably rendered, and showed that the
Association is making rapid and satisfacto-
nv progress Mrs. F. r. Harris presided as
pianist, and her accompaniment were no
less we'll done than the excellent manner
in which the chorus performed their parts.
The duet by Miss Hester and Mr.. Smith;
| instrumental solos of Miss COghill and
Miss Young the quartette by Miss Hester
and Messrs. Harris, Wyche and Harris ;
the vocal solos of Miss Hester and Miss
Young; the solo and quartette, (mixed
voices) of Misses Young and Coghill and
Messrs. Harris and Thomas the solo of
Mr. Smith the quartette by Miss Hester,
Miss Fleming, Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Webb,
were all exceedingly we'll done and ellie
tied generous applause. Perhaps in the
work Of the chorus was best seen the care
full and painstaking instruction given by
Mr.. Prichard, the director. While the
pieces rendered were of difficult nature,
there was perfect harmony in the voices
and everything was concord and melody
Mr.. Prichard deserves great credit for the
interest he has taken in the Association and
the lively interest he has created in behalf
of good music in our midst.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
]. CIR AY Il f L ID ,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice.

With a view OF ascertaining the in
debtedn ness of the county Of Vance. and
to enable the Comm ssioners to provide
for the paymen, Of ~ the same n SoIS,ns
claims against the county to present
Inc same to the Register Of Deeds fo'
audit on or before the first Monday II
May next.
Nv order of Board Of missioner
of Vance county.
J, q. DUNN.
Chairman.
H.P. CHKAIHAM, Clerk to Board.
Hender son, n. g, Feo. Sth, 1887.
feb. 10 1 o..
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

Legislation should be effected in every
State regulating the sale and use OF the
MANY poisons resorted to by women in their
desperation to obtain beautiful complex
mos, while there exists in DR.. Harter' S
Iron Tonic every requisite necessary to &C
complish the object without injuring the
health or endangering life.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

SERIOUS INJURY TO A YOUNG LADY
From the San Antonio, Texas, DAILY Times
of Jan. Goth, we notice the severe acciden-
tai burning, at her home there, of Miss
Lula Hunter young lady we'll known in
this county, where she has many friends
and relations. 1t appears that the lambre-
quin or parlOr mantle caught fire and in
attempting to extinguish the flames, which
threatened serious injury to the building,
the young lady's clothing took fire and she
was burned severely about the body, bare ly
escaping with her life. At last accounts she
was improving and it was thought the in
iuries sustained were not of a nature to
leave permanent scars. Miss Hunter is
the daughter of DIR. G. L. Hunter who sew
eral years ago went to Texas from this
neighborhood, her mother being sister OF
our esteemed countyman Geo. II. Yancey,
ESQ. Mrs. Hunter and Miss Lula were
out here on visit summer before last, and
spent some time in Henderson. The GOLD
LEAF sincerely hopes the young lady may
soon he entirely recovered from her in
jurieS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

One pair fine mules, wagon and harness
IOr sale on reasonable terms.
feb10-+ s &C WATKINS
Constable Malone gvies notice to all own
ers of dogs that they must pay the tax on
their CANNES at once and secure badges for
them. or they will be taken up. Positively
the last call.
If you do not read the GOLD LEAF it will
not be the fault of Badly Hatchett, our en-
ergetic and accommodating agent. Moth
ing affords him greater pleasure than writ
ing receipts for subscriptions received.
E. K. Hight tells of some wonderful bar
gains he is now offering in fine gold watches,
| in an attractive advertisement elsewhere in
this paper. If you want good time-piece
for little money now is your time to buy.
| Four Italians with couple of perform
ing bears amused a large crowd of people
on Railroad square Tuesday afternoon.
Their arrival, heralded by a blowing of
trumpets, created quite ripple of excite
ment for little while.
| W. L. Cheatlam & Co. will, in few
days, open a nice stock of drugs, patent
medicines, &c, in the Cooper brick build
| ing on Main street, next door to Missilier S
hardware store. We will have more to say
about the new firm next week.
We invite our friends to send us the news
of their neighbOrhood, and will be pleased
to hear from any and all but what we
want is current news. Occurrences that
happened several weeks back is no " news y
at all, and not such as we are after.
Wemust felicitate our legal friend Henry
r. Jordan, Esq, upon having won such a
signal victory in the " Pogue suits" As
this matter has attracted considerable local
attention, having been in the courts some
four wears, and carried a time or two to the
Supreme Court, a review of the case Will
doubtless be of interest to our readers
which we will give next week.
Mr.. James IL. Lassiter is home again
from his trip to Alabama, and is making
vigorous preparation for an active busines:
campaign during the spring season. There
is not a more reliable mercantile firm thar
James H. Lassiter & Son, and whether
you want to buy dry goods, provisions
farming implements, or fertilizers, yOt
cannot deal with better house.
Deputy Sheriff Bullock accompanied BY
Messrs G. NJ. Rodgers and S. \. Fleming
passed through this week with six prisoner
from Granville county for the penitenti
airy. They were Joseph Blackwell, at
tempted rape, Is years Charles webb
larceny, years John King, larceny,
years Weslie Norwood, larceny, 3 years
Tonic Lyon, larceny, years; William
Hart, larceny, years. All colored.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10
Melville Dorsey.
Contractor and Builder,

Having withdrawn from the firm OF
Pinkston, Shsarin 4 10, / offer my
services TO the p"blic as Contractor and
Builder. Thanking my friends and the
public generally for their past patronage
and soliciting q continuance OF the same.
am Respectfully,
X. W. COGHILL.
B.-Estimats OF dam tges on burnt
buildings a specially.
feb, -3I. j.. W.. Z.
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OUR NAN ON THE OUTSIDE.
CHIPS FROM A HATCHETT.

EDITOR GOLD LEAF.-Having, agreed
with you that [ shall not only solicit sub
scriptiOns and advertisements but must
also help fill up column or two OF reading
matter, think it due you and your readers
that state i'm the beginning of my con-
nection with the paper what use propose
to make of the space allotted ME. In the
first place, Mr.. Editor. justice to you re-
auires that make it distinctly understood
no blame shall attach to you for anything
written by ME; that this is my space and
that alone am responsible Tor whatever
appears in it. Secondly, it has ever been
my opinion that newspapers make great
mistake, and do incalculable damage by
pandering to public opinion. In other
words it is too much the habit of the press
to praise everything and everybody,
whether good or bad. There las been SO
nothings forced into the public stomach 1t
requires tonic or an antidOte. While i
shall ever regard private character as sa-
cred public men-Gs public men-Gs OF
eers-may expect i'm these columns what
ever criticisms their official conduct shall
Justify. Some of them that have been fed
ON Ambro,ia may find their diet seasoned
with pepper sauce that is not tasteless.
Under no obligations to any ring or
CLIQUE. with no personal ends to attain save
to discharge my duty to the GOLD LEAF in
such way as will entitle me. to the re-
Enumeration agreed upon, Shall "Iits
without fear, favor or Partially what
deem right in the premises, and If, in the
course Of my connection with the paper, il
becomes my unpleasant duty to make any
CALLED ladies' VINCE" trust it will not be
attributed to the poison that is in my pen
but to that sense of duty which requires
every good citizen to look after the veal
of his town and county,
In visiting our neghOrboring towns pro
| nose to give YOU short sketches Of men and
| things Of prominence when there is sutfi
Gent appreciation of such notices to pay
| for the ink you use. AS to other matters
| sha II furnish, suppose it will be
| LAS variable as the shade
BY the light quivering aspen made.
If I see or hear of anything worthy. o.
| note | will jot it down; If don't-well,
will draw on my imagination and gel
there, just the same.
Though my connection with the press O
Virginia has been severed for several years
and nv hand is unused to writing, l MAKE
nv debut before North Carolina public
confident due allowance will he made To-
| the circumstances under which l appear
and that there will be due appreciation OF
nv efforts to build up the GOLD LEAF, Hen
derson, and the surrounding country.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

He who leaves his watch at the Golden
Belt for repairs may rest assured that he
will get GOOD JOB. and he will not have
to give 1.-THE earth" for it either.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

Remember this! w. H. B. Newell, at the
WORK. and does not send it off to be done
elsewhere. He has the only American
Watch Lathe in Henderson, and workman
without this piece of machinery. must not
only do imperfect work but charge two
nriceS for it,
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-02-10

FAMILY AFFAIRs-"Pork and Beans,
peas, tomatoes, peaches, corn, maccaroni
cheese, hOminy, salt, meat, hams, break
fast strips, canned beef, sugar, coffee, mo
lasses, vinegar and spices also bran, cat;
and salt rock.
Good gOods-low prices.
jan. 20. s. s. C.. WATKINS.